Utah ethics groups collecting online signatures

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utahns for Ethical Government says it is collecting online signatures to get its initiative on the ballot this fall.

Two other groups seeking to get their initiatives in front of voters -- one is on ethics, the other is on voting district boundaries -- are also collecting signatures online, although the lieutenant governor's office hasn't said whether it will accept them.

Electronic signatures are legal in Utah, but the state's election code makes no reference to them.

State lawmakers intentionally made it difficult for the public to pass laws through the initiative process.

To get an initiative on the 2010 ballot, supporters must collect about 95,000 signatures from registered voters in 26 of the state's 29 Senate districts.

 

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